Turkic Countries

Sumgait city was given a city status on November 22, 1949. The initial settlement at the present territory of the city belongs to the IX century. There are historical monuments in Sumgait city which are protected by the state and concerns that period.
Sumgait city is situated on northern shore of the Apsheron peninsula and 25 km far from the capital city of the Baku. The area … [Read more...] about Sumgayit City of Azerbaijan

While in Turkey , I usually drive from Kozyatagi on the Anatolian side to Esenyurt on the European side, a distance of close to 60 kms., crossing the famous Bosphorous. Kozyatagi, a district of Kadikoy, is a well developed section of Istanbul and Esenyurt is a huge town in the making not too far from the Ataturk Airport and the area that was the scene of a disasterous flood on … [Read more...] about A River Runs Through It – The Istanbul Flood Disaster of 9/9/09

When the opportunity came to travel to Uzbekistan to look at the Energy market, I took it without hesitation. I thought I could also go to Kazakistan and Turkmenistan before heading back to Turkey. Since getting a business visa would take time with many formalities, I contacted Elma Tour in Istanbul at the recommendation of the Uzbekistan Embassy in Ankara and obtained a … [Read more...] about A Trip to UZBEKISTAN